Boyfriend's passive-aggressive behavior, she turns the tables and makes him her backup option.

Xie Jingyao's sudden words were deliberately tinged with ambiguity. He leaned closer to look at Si Nian, as if afraid that if his movements were too subtle, the people around him wouldn't notice.

The driver felt a chill run down his spine and said to Xie Jingyao with a hint of aloofness, "Sorry, I didn't notice your feet."

"I thought my sister-in-law had something she wanted to say, but was too embarrassed to say it because her husband was around."

"Mr. Xie really loves to joke."

Si Nian braced herself and secretly and deliberately stepped on Xie Jingyao's foot to signal him to stop talking.

Xie Jingyao then asked directly, "How come you accidentally stepped on me again?"

The noise they made successfully drew the attention of those around them.

Even Lin Tinghan looked over. He suppressed the urge to question her, squeezed Si Nian's hand, and said, "Niannian, don't be so playful."

Si Nian felt uneasy under the scrutiny of those around her. "I'm going to the restroom."

"Mmm." Lin Tinghan released her hand.

After Si Nian made an excuse to get up and leave, Lin Tinghan watched her retreating figure thoughtfully.

He then took out his phone and sent a message.

Si Nian touched up her makeup in the restroom. Instead of rushing back, she went to sit in the VIP lounge next door.

She didn't understand much of the speech about bionic AI, only remembering that it was about creating bionic organs and cells, and conquering cancer cells and a series of viruses.

She knew absolutely nothing about medicine; the only relevant knowledge she had was related to the heart.

This is also because Lin Tinghan suffers from heart disease, which Si Nian has learned about through her constant exposure over the years.

She looked at her phone in the lounge for a while.

Xie Jingyao sent her a message: 【Where are you?】

What's wrong?

Where did you go? If I have to ask a third time, I'll have a waiter come find you.

[I'm in the lounge now, I won't go back to the press conference venue yet.]

[Are you avoiding me?]

【No.】Si Nian hesitated for a moment before pressing the keys on her phone, then sent the room number.

I'm not really interested in press conferences. If you want to find me, come here.

Xie Jingyao rubbed his fingers against the phone screen.

He glanced at Lin Tinghan thoughtfully.

He then texted Si Nian: 【I'll come see you later.】

You just asked me where I was; I thought you were bored and wanted to look for me.

Do you want me to come and keep you company?

"Do you want to come?" Si Nian asked.

Xie Jingyao did not reply.

Si Nian looked at her phone and waited for a while before deciding that this approach was unlikely to work.

The task Lin Tinghan asked her this morning was to find a way to get Xie Jingyao away after the press conference.

But Xie Jingyao wasn't stupid.

How could he possibly be summoned to a press conference about an important project just like that?

Si Nian raised this question at that time.

Lin Tinghan only told her to find a way to tell Xie Jingyao where she was.

Si Nian was pondering how to reply.

There was a sudden knock on the door of the lounge.

Si Nian was taken aback.

She thought Xie Jingyao wouldn't come.

Without thinking, she opened the door, only to find a slightly greasy middle-aged man standing there.

The man looked at Si Nian, his voice tinged with drunkenness, "Who knows my fetishes so well and even arranged such a beautiful woman for me in my lounge?"

The man shoved Si Nian inside and slammed the door shut. Si Nian, realizing what was happening, quickly said, "You've come to the wrong lounge, haven't you?"

"What did I come to wrong? This is my room. Fine, I'm not buying that coy act." The man loosened his tie, casually unbuttoned a few buttons on his shirt, and grabbed Si Nian.

Si Nian struggled violently, yelling, "Get away from me! Don't touch me! If you don't get out, I'll call the police!"

"Report it now! Let's see if the police get here faster, or I'll be faster!"

The man grabbed Si Nian by the hair and threw her onto the sofa.

"Now that you've been sent to my bed, you'd better cooperate obediently, or I might not let anyone pay you."

He then reached out and started tearing at Si Nian's clothes, his mouth smacking at her neck. Si Nian screamed, "I wasn't sent here by anyone! I'm Lin Tinghan's wife! You've mistaken me for someone else!"

Si Nian originally didn't want to bring up Lin Tinghan's name.

However, these two forces were the most prominent at the Lairui Technology press conference.

Those who attended the press conference all knew about the Lin family and Lin Tinghan.

Physically, she was unable to resist successfully, so she could only try to say Lin Tinghan's name to calm him down.

As a result, the other party acted as if they hadn't heard her, not only did they not stop, but they also directly tore off her collar.

Si Nian kicked and scratched wildly.

……

When Xie Jingyao saw Si Nian again, she was lying on the ground with her clothes disheveled, her hair pulled and messy, clutching her chest and covered in blood.

His temple throbbed violently, and he strode forward, "Niannian!"